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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, adam cullen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but cullen persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva misses with a head kick.
cullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from cullen misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
cullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on cullen if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
cullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam cullen.
cullen looks gassed!
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on cullen if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a high kick to the side of cullen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Silva dives into guard, looking to finish.
cullen is rocked!
Silva is looking to stand up but cullen won't let him.
cullen is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
cullen working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
cullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is looking to stand up but cullen won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for cullen on the ground.
Silva gets to his feet - cullen follows without any prompting.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow cullen down.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
cullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cullen throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
cullen blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Silva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
adam cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but cullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cullen shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed cullen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. cullen will feel that in the morning.
cullen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
cullen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
cullen blocks a head kick by Silva.
cullen tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva looks to land a combination. cullen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
cullen blocks a head kick by Silva.
cullen tries to clinch up.
cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to cullen's calf.
Silva lands a head kick. cullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Silva.
cullen tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from cullen is predictable there
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
cullen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cullen slips under a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses cullen's front leg but catches the back leg as cullen tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
cullen has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent cullen's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but cullen has him pressed against the cage.
cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but cullen won't allow it.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam cullen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but cullen has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
cullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
cullen decides to pull guard.
cullen working a defensive guard here.
cullen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
cullen looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as cullen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
cullen looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cullen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
cullen wants to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
cullen is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
cullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
cullen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
cullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
cullen fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for cullen on that attempt.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
cullen ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on cullen if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
cullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cullen.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cullen shoots in but no luck this time.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam cullen.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from cullen.
cullen closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. cullen pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cullen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
cullen shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed cullen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cullen tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cullen.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that cullen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
cullen darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
cullen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
cullen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and cullen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
cullen prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
cullen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but cullen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cullen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
cullen prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but cullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cullen trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cullen winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
cullen wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Silva!
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